MASLD affects one in six people now and is projected to rise because of population growth, obesity and high blood sugar

Metabolic liver disease will affect 1.8 billion people worldwide by 2050, driven by rising obesity and blood sugar levels, a study suggests.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is one...

Trump has pushed unfounded claims of Tylenol use in pregnancy being tied to ‘a very increased risk of autism’

Taking acetaminophen – known in the US by the brand name Tylenol – during pregnancy has no effect on later autism diagnoses, according to a sweeping new study from Denmark published Monday.

The Trump administration has targeted Tylenol use in pregnancy as a major cause of autism in...

The crypto market is currently witnessing a stark divergence between established projects and emerging powerhouses. While investors closely monitor the volatile Bittensor TAO price and the fluctuating Sui price, the search for the best crypto to buy today has led the market toward BlockDAG (BDAG). It has reached a monumental pivot point with 13 major […]

Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effects

Thousands of cancer patients from minority ethnic backgrounds will have access to “groundbreaking” genetic testing on the NHS that previously discriminated against them.

This routine form of genetic testing, used before chemotherapy treatment, could save...

Phoenix, Ariz — The next generation of founders isn’t waiting. Across the country, teenagers are already building companies and tackling challenges ranging from mental health to civic accountability, often years before entering the workforce. What many lack is not ambition, but access. A new $100,000 grant aims to close that gap. Prequel, a life skills […]

The line between crypto and conventional finance is blurring faster than ever. That includes digital currencies, with on-chain B2B payments network Paystand announcing its acquisition of Bitwage, a pioneer in stablecoin-powered cross-border payments. The deal positions Paystand to bring enterprise-grade settlement and foreign exchange capabilities to its network of more than one million...

The incident marks the second time the games giant has been hacked by young, English-speaking hackers.

A draft scoping report says the site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process.

Participants reported enjoying the human connection regardless of whether they thought the topic was dull

The human aversion to dull experiences was nailed by the author Paulo Coelho when he declared: “I can stand defeats, pain, anger. But I can’t stand boredom.”

But the natural desire to avoid boring conversations comes at a cost, according to researchers, who found that people enjoyed...

With 144m daily users, the gaming company is extending its tech to introduce two age‑specific accounts.

We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become?

Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13’s commander arrives.

“Hello, Artemis II. This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood.”

Flynn Coleman is an international human rights lawyer,...

Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDC

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that kratom poisonings have soared in the US, but experts say this is probably due to synthetic derivatives like 7-OH, and that blanket kratom bans could harm people using natural kratom to aid pain management...

A draft environmental scoping report has recommended Thyspunt, between Oyster Bay and Cape St Francis, as the preferred site for Eskom’s proposed 5,200MW nuclear plant. Thyspunt is already owned by Eskom and has better access to the power grid than rival site Bantamsklip, partly because wind farms have already brought new powerlines to the area. […]

Social media platforms need to stop young users wasting hours doomscrolling, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

Fear of job loss is driving some employees quietly to sabotage AI projects, a global study has found.

Introduction The digital world is growing at an unprecedented pace, and so are the threats that target it. Every day, organizations face new risks from increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. Traditional security approaches, while helpful in the past, now struggle to keep up with the speed and complexity of modern attacks. As a result, many businesses are […]

SportyTV said on Monday that it has acquired pay rights to broadcast all 104 matches of the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

PhenMap tool could spare thousands of patients from treatment that would be ineffective for them

A new AI-driven way of identifying how patients with advanced bowel cancer will respond to a drug that was recently introduced by the NHS has been announced.

Researchers at London’s Institute of Cancer Research and the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have developed the...

Direct-to-device technology threatens to pit satellite and mobile operators against each other in the years ahead.

The Basalt SUV-Coupé blends intuitive tech, practical usability and design-led thinking for South African drivers.

A trio of tricky teasers

Tanya Khovanova is a luminary of the recreational mathematics scene. She is one of its foremost bloggers and also runs Number Gossip, a site where you can sumbit a number and she “will tell you everything you want to know about it but were afraid to ask.”

Tanya has now written her first book, Mathematical Puzzles and Curiosities, in collaboration with two other puzzle...